Portraits

From left, iLana Jaxxx'n, also known as Lane Pascall, Summer Smalls, also known as Ethan Smith, and Regina Jaxxx'n, also known as Rick Hibbs, will be among the performers in the lineup for the 90's Drag Show hosted by The Countship of the Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana in Billings, Mont. on Saturday, March 9, 2019.

Reverend Laura Beville stands at the pulpit of the Harmony United Methodist Church where she has been assigned for the past 20 years in Coos Bay, Ore. on Dec. 21, 2017. Rev. Beville shared her experiences with sexual assault within the ranks of the Methodist organization to show solidarity and support to the recent #Metoo movement.

Marissa Van Atta squats in the weight room at Rocky Mountain College in Billings, Mont. on Dec. 6, 2018. After being diagnosed with leukemia in September of 2017, Van Atta has returned to the basketball court for the Battlin' Bears.

Terrance Harris holds his three-week-old daughter Belah in their new rental home in North Bend, Ore. on Tuesday, Dec. 5. 2017. The family had been homeless for more than two years after they were given a no-cause eviction in the summer of 2015.

Dr. Kathryn Lysinger, left, a pediatrician at Billings Clinic, sits with her son Jacob Lysinger at Billings Clinic in Billings, Mont. on Oct. 25, 2018. Dr. Lysinger now looks for warning signs of dyslexia in her patients after her son was diagnosed with the learning disorder.

Russ Day, a Navy veteran, shows a photo of him and his wife Ruth in his home in North Bend, Ore. on Dec. 6, 2016. Day was stationed at Pearl Harbor during the attack on December 7, 1941.

Gage Horne, the first male to ever earn a spot on the Idaho State University's Bengal Dancers team, performs a hip-hop move in a practice room at Idaho State University on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015. “Go full-out. If you choose something and go full out, your dream will happen. It’s a whole ripple effect,” he said.

Regina Jaxxx'n, also known as Rick Hibbs, will be among the performers in the lineup for the 90's Drag Show hosted by The Countship of the Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana in Billings, Mont. on Saturday, March 9, 2019.

Bud Grant stands for a portrait in Reedsport, Ore. on July 14, 2017. Grant is in his 42nd year of coaching baseball, beginning when his son Jeff was only six-years-old. Grant is also in his third year as the American Legion Oregon State A commissioner. “I always wanted to be a coach,” Grant commented.

Molly Prickett, an environmental engineer for Monsanto, is pictured at a phosphate mine near Soda Springs, Idaho on May 15, 2014. Prickett works at the only elemental phosphorous plant in the Western Hemisphere.

Gynasi Ross, an alumnus of Seattle Central College, stands for a portrait at Seattle Central College in Seattle, Wash. on Feb. 5, 2016. Ross works as a poet, writer, musician, lawyer and activist from the Blackfeet Indian and Suquamish Nations.
“Seattle Central was pivotal in opening my eyes to bigger conversations about the world,” Gyasi said. “I was a pretty mediocre student before, but my instructors helped me realize I was smart. They helped me put my ideas into language that up until that point I didn’t have.”

Josh Link throws the bowling ball at Fireside Lanes in Billings, Mont. on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. Link, who comes from a family of competitive bowlers, is one of Billings' top bowlers.

Summer Smalls, also known as Ethan Smith, will be among the performers in the lineup for the 90's Drag Show hosted by The Countship of the Imperial Sovereign Court of the State of Montana in Billings, Mont. on Saturday, March 9, 2019.

Jennifer Bailey, an information technology student at Seattle Central College, works at a computer in Seattle, Wash. on Sept. 20, 2016. Bailey returned to school to broaden her skill set after years owning her own web design business.

Brian Kirk, a jazz professor at Seattle Central College, plays the piano during his jazz class in Seattle, Wash. on January 13, 2016.

Vanessa Ballam, an assistant professor of theatre at Idaho State University, stands for a portrait at the Performing Arts Center at Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho on March 4, 2015.